Gators wrap up top seed in 8-I

Published: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at 10:06 a.m.

Last Modified: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at 10:06 a.m.

BOURG -- Randy Boquet can officially lay claim to another district title. Only this one, he didn’t see coming.

More than two months since he resigned as football coach at H.L. Bourgeois after leading the Braves to the District 7-5A championship, Boquet has now found himself as the coach of another district championship team -- at a different area school: South Terrebonne.

And in a different sport: soccer.

The Gators claimed District 8-I championship Tuesday night with a 2-0 win over Central Lafourche in a one-game playoff that determined the district’s No. 1 seed for the playoffs. Both teams finished 8-2 in district.

"When I got here, I got here kind of late into the season," Boquet said. "I didn’t know exactly what we had, and I certainly didn’t think I had inherited a district championship team."

That’s not to say that Boquet didn’t think much of these Gators (15-5-2 overall). He insists he believed in them from the start, reminding them that anything was possible.

"We talked about it after our first couple of games," Boquet said. "I planted the seed and this was obviously something they wanted. I told them that if they worked hard and believed in themselves and worked together, it could happen.

"(Tuesday night), they saw it through."

Thanks to a stifling defensive effort against the Trojans (10-7-2), the Gators did just that and can now call themselves the class of the district.

Things were relatively quiet through the first 50-plus minutes of Tuesday’s game. Then, things began to take off.

It took South Terrebonne a span of just nine minutes to score both of its goals, with Brock Hebert and Ben Landry connecting for the only scores the Gators would need.

South Terrebonne’s defense took care of the rest, with windy conditions that eventually gave way to a steady downpour making it hard on either team to score.

<p>BOURG -- Randy Boquet can officially lay claim to another district title. Only this one, he didn’t see coming.</p><p>More than two months since he resigned as football coach at H.L. Bourgeois after leading the Braves to the District 7-5A championship, Boquet has now found himself as the coach of another district championship team -- at a different area school: South Terrebonne.</p><p>And in a different sport: soccer.</p><p>The Gators claimed District 8-I championship Tuesday night with a 2-0 win over Central Lafourche in a one-game playoff that determined the district’s No. 1 seed for the playoffs. Both teams finished 8-2 in district.</p><p>"When I got here, I got here kind of late into the season," Boquet said. "I didn’t know exactly what we had, and I certainly didn’t think I had inherited a district championship team."</p><p>That’s not to say that Boquet didn’t think much of these Gators (15-5-2 overall). He insists he believed in them from the start, reminding them that anything was possible.</p><p>"We talked about it after our first couple of games," Boquet said. "I planted the seed and this was obviously something they wanted. I told them that if they worked hard and believed in themselves and worked together, it could happen.</p><p>"(Tuesday night), they saw it through."</p><p>Thanks to a stifling defensive effort against the Trojans (10-7-2), the Gators did just that and can now call themselves the class of the district.</p><p>Things were relatively quiet through the first 50-plus minutes of Tuesday’s game. Then, things began to take off.</p><p>It took South Terrebonne a span of just nine minutes to score both of its goals, with Brock Hebert and Ben Landry connecting for the only scores the Gators would need.</p><p>South Terrebonne’s defense took care of the rest, with windy conditions that eventually gave way to a steady downpour making it hard on either team to score.</p><p>"I don’t want to make excuses. That wasn’t why we lost," Trojans coach Dain Detillier said.</p><p>The Trojans, and Detillier, have little reason to hang their heads. They, too, are in the playoffs and will face the winner of Tuesday’s Lafayette-Carencro match later this week.</p><p>Central Lafourche technically shares the District 8-I championship with South Terrebonne, but the Gators are the only team in the district that will host a home playoff match.</p><p>ELLENDER MEMORIAL 15,</p><p>RIDGEWOOD PREP 1 (BOYS)</p><p>At Metairie, Ellender had 12 players score in taking the nondistrict victory.</p><p>Chad Wallis scored three goals for the Patriots (3-11-1) and Shawn Billiot added two goals.</p><p>Ellender led 7-0 at halftime.</p><p>Carl Verdin got the victory in goal, and Brock Curley also saw time at goalie for the Patriots.</p><p>GIRLS SOCCER PLAYOFFS RELEASED</p><p>The Louisiana High School Athletic Association released the pairings Tuesday for the girls’ high school soccer playoffs.</p><p>Five local teams advanced to the playoffs, with three games taking place today.</p><p>At 4:30 today, District 7-III champion E.D. White Catholic hosts District 2-III third-place Bolton.</p><p>At 6 p.m., District 6-II champion Vandebilt Catholic hosts wild-card Tara.</p><p>At 7 p.m., District 8-I champion Terrebonne hosts District 9-I third-place Grace King.</p><p>On Friday at 4 p.m., District 8-I third-place South Terrebonne travels to Joe Yenni Stadium in Metairie to face District 10-II runner-up Dominican.</p><p>District 8-I runner-up Central Lafourche will host Carencro at a time and date to be announced.</p>